Wrong Fuel in Car Tidworth, Wiltshire

Local Call-Out and Roadside Wrong Fuel Repair in Tidworth

Incorrect fuel in your car in Tidworth? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this emergency and get you moving once more with our expert wrong fuel removal services.

It was before 10 pm on a Saturday and although we were assured a rainless evening, it had not stopped pouring! Paul and me were sitting going over the recent sports results, ready for the 8th telephone call of the day to come in. In due time we received a phone call from a lady on a company excursion who had pulled into the Shell petrol station in Tidworth and put petrol in her diesel Nissan rental. She was rather agitated apparently, stating "I still cannot believe I have destroyed the car! I am just so accustomed to filling my petrol car I totally did not remember that I was driving a diesel!" I asked her to settle back and not to worry, and also that things like this sadly do happen. She was able to get the car into a protected spot and, because it was just a few minutes off from the office, we were able to reach her fairly quickly. The bad fuel was taken out and she was able to go home to the motel she was staying at. Even though we got really wet, it was all worth the effort to see her drive home contented and not so stressed. One more fuel drain in Wiltshire done well in my books!

If you've put the wrong fuel in a car and somehow were able to get where you were going or have broken down street - we can certainly assist. Our assistance is fully mobile and we are able to come out no matter exactly where you are and have the car drained, flushed and running again in no time - and at an acceptable price!

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AdBlue In Diesel

All around Wiltshire we are identifying increasingly more cases of AdBlue contamination when somebody has put AdBlue straight into their diesel fuel tank. This is partially due to drivers not knowing the way to work with it (note: it's actually not a fuel additive), and in part because the filler caps for diesel and AdBlue are generally right near to each other on the automobile.

So, exactly what is the situation with putting AdBlue in your diesel vehicle? As AdBlue is mostly deionised water, it is actually just like putting water in to your tank. Diesel and water do not ever mix whatsoever and trying to run a diesel car on water does not work. Apart from this, the urea is extremely corrosive to the fuel system lines and seals and is at risk of crystallisation, damaging injectors and filters.

In case you poured AdBlue in the fuel tank get it drained at the earliest opportunity. And of course never crank the engine - not even to relocate it into a parking bay. In cases where you have started the vehicle you may most likely need to have the complete fuel system cleaned and filters changed.

Fuel contaminated with water

Fuel contaminated with water, irrespective of whether it is unleaded or diesel, is generally a serious matter to take care of in a vehicle - specifically in more modern common-rail engines. Water inside your fuel will likely contribute to idling problems, uneven running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not taken care of effectively, possibly blown injectors. Water in petrol is less difficult to remove in comparison with water in diesel - primarily due to the fact that diesel is an oil. Having said that we can solve both circumstances pretty expediently.

Take note though that whenever the vehicle has been run with the water contaminated fuel it will probably require a new fuel filter fitted simply because the previous one is going to be wholly water-logged and ineffective.

Motorboat Fuel Drains

If you find you've got the wrong fuel, or perhaps polluted fuel (most typically water contamination or old fuel) in a boat we can certainly drain it. So long as the boat is either on land, or moored close enough to a car or truck parking spot we will be able to access the fuel storage and drain out the contaminated fuel. We have carried out numerous fuel drains at docks and boatyards across the country.}

Waste Fuel Disposal

Have an old fuel tank at the rear of your garden with unwanted and old, useless or degraded fuel? We are able to help you to dispose of it. We have been called out to many privately owned and industrial premises in Wiltshire to deal with taking away and disposing of fuel storages. We are covered by the Environment Agency to be able to remove and recycle waste fuel legally and safely. Irrespective of whether the fuel storage is an underground container, a portable bowser, or possibly even a number of drums in a storage shed, if we are able to access it, we can certainly drain it.

Run Out of Fuel Assistance

Run out of fuel in Tidworth (out of gas - as an American would say)? We run a complete Wiltshire Run Out of Fuel Service. We are able to come to re-fill your car any time you are stuck on the motorway, roadside in the middle of nowhere, or even at your home. Our techs can come to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (at pump price) and fill up your car. They will handle any of the typical issues that could go along with running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle failing to restart, and even flat batteries as a result of over-cranking.

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Wrong Fuel in Car Tidworth, Wiltshire

Fuel Rescue Tidworth - Tidworth Petrol in Diesel

A man had conked out just off a road in Tidworth. His MG motor had ceased working and he had no idea what was awry till he realised he had put the wrong fuel in his diesel car. He phoned us to get a fuel drain and that is when he informed us: "I can not believe that I did not know that I had put the wrong fuel in my car." He stated that he had gotten virtually no sleep the night before and that could have been precisely why.